Gulf of St. Lawrence aster COSEWIC assessment and status report: chapter 14
Acknowledgements, Authorities contacted and Literature cited
Acknowledgements
I would like to thank all those who contributed, directly or indirectly, to this status report. There were many contributors in each of the three provinces concerned, so please accept my apologies if I overlook anyone.
I would therefore like to thank Line Couillard, Guy Jolicoeur, Sean Blaney, Jean Gagnon, Kate MacQuarrie, Rosemary Curley, Éric Tremblay, Denyse Lajeunesse, Sabine Dietz, Valérie Godbout, Erich Haber, Maureen Toner, Liette Vasseur, Gloria Goulet, Manny Metallic, Charles Martijn, and many others.
Funding for the preparation of this status report was provided by the Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada.
Authorities contacted
Éric Tremblay, Ecologist, Kouchibouguac National Park. Kouchibouguac National Park, 186 Route 117, New Brunswick, E4X 2P1.
Denyse Lajeunesse, Park Ecologist, Parks Canada, Prince Edward Island (PEI), 2 Palmers Lane, Charlottetown, C1A 5V6.
Rosemary Curley, Program Manager, Habitat and Biodiversity Conservation, Fish and Wildlife Division, PEI Department of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Environment, PO Box 2000, Jones Bldg, 11 Kent Street, Charlottetown, PEI, C1A 7N8.
Jean Gagnon, Biologist with the Direction de la planification des parcs, Société de la faune et des parcs du Québec (Que), 675 René Lévesque Blvd. East, 10th Floor, Box 94, Quebec City, Que, G1R 5V7.
Maureen Toner, Biologist, Species at Risk Program, Fish and Wildlife Branch, Department of Natural Resources and Energy, Government of New Brunswick (NB), PO Box 6000, 1350 Regent St., Fredericton, NB, E3B 5H1.
Sabine Dietz, Biologist, Piper Project – Projet Siffleur, New Brunswick Federation of Naturalists - La fédération de naturalistes du Nouveau-Brunswick. 4800 Route 11, Tabusintac, NB, E9H 1J6.
Kate MacQuarrie, Island Nature Trust, PO Box 265, Charlottetown, PEI, Canada C1A 7K4.
Guy Jolicoeur, Biologist, Quebec Natural Heritage Information Centre (Centre de données sur le patrimoine naturel du Québec), Service de la conservation de la flore et des milieux naturels, Direction du patrimoine écologique et du développement durable, Quebec Department of the Environment, 675 René Lévesque Blvd.East, 4th floor, Quebec City, Que, G1R 5V7.
Sean Blaney, Botanist, Atlantic Canada Conservation Data Centre, PO Box 6416, Sackville, NB E4L 1C6.
Line Couillard, Biologist-Ecologist, Ecological Heritage and Sustainable Development Branch, Quebec Department of the Environment, 675 René Lévesque Blvd. East, 4th floor, Quebec City, Que, G1R 5V7.
Manny Metallic, Editor of a Micmac-Listuguj dictionary.
Charles Martijn, Retired Ethnologist.
Liette Vasseur, Professor/Researcher at the University of Moncton, K.C. Irving Chair in Sustainable Development, University of Moncton, P.A. Landry Building, Room 126, Moncton Campus, 165 Massey St., Moncton, NB, E1A 3E9.
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